Description
Galeocerdo cuvier Shark Tooth
- Galeocerdo cuvier
- Miocene
- Calvert Formation
- Chesapeake Bay, Maryland
- Specimen measures approx. 1.09″ long
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Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) is a species of ground shark, and the only extant member of the genus Galeocerdo and family Galeocerdonidae. It is a large macropredator, with females capable of attaining a length of over 5 m (16 ft 5 in)
The earliest fossils date back to the early Eocene epoch, (Ypresian), around 56–47.8 Million years ago.
While historically considered a member of the requiem shark family Carcharhinidae, it is currently considered to be the only member of the family Galeocerdonidae
Photo by Albert kok
